# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=421 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 422 --- ## [Are Segways a Flop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-segways-a-flop/829860)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-segways-a-flop/829860 "2019-02-23T13:34:42Z")
You may remember the hype about these things. Obviously, we are not going to be designing cities around them, as that hype promised. Admittedly, it’s a slushy winter here in Chicago now, but I am not seeing these thing… --- ## [Non English Grammar Pet Peeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-english-grammar-pet-peeves/829800)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-english-grammar-pet-peeves/829800 "2019-02-23T08:13:27Z")
Grammar nerds who speak other languages, What are the things that people say or write that annoy you, in your own language? Do you really wish people would use the subjunctive or put nouns in the proper case? Misspell… --- ## [Would this be a violation of two-party consent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-a-violation-of-two-party-consent/829916)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-a-violation-of-two-party-consent/829916 "2019-02-23T05:35:47Z")
I’m posting this in IMHO because it’s a request for legal opinions on a partly hypothetical situation. A friend of mine is taking a class at a community college. Just yesterday, the prof told the students in the classro… --- ## [Foldable phones not what I thought they'd be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldable-phones-not-what-i-thought-theyd-be/830045 "2019-02-22T22:35:19Z")
Samsung is on the verge of releasing their near-$2000 foldable phone. It appears to be about the size of a current “slate” style smartphone but unfolds to be roughly double the width. This is not what I was expecting. … --- ## [Tell us about your old computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-old-computer/829996)
**Author:** [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-old-computer/829996 "2019-02-22T19:21:52Z")
I currently am using an iMac from mid 2011. It has been totally dependable, except for running slower and slower. Recently I upgraded the original 4G of memory (RAM) to 12 G by installing two additional 4 G flash memor… --- ## [Parents who post LOTS of pics of their kids on social media... and have for years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-post-lots-of-pics-of-their-kids-on-social-media-and-have-for-years/829899)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-post-lots-of-pics-of-their-kids-on-social-media-and-have-for-years/829899 "2019-02-22T15:46:21Z")
This story caught my eye this morning: When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online The \[long\] article goes on to talk about how information about kids and others can be posted by other sites, too, like school… --- ## ["Gringo" - Is it offensive? How offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gringo-is-it-offensive-how-offensive/829268)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gringo-is-it-offensive-how-offensive/829268 "2019-02-22T14:55:11Z")
My wife and I ate at a Mexican restaurant in Georgia today. The restaurant was located in a neighborhood that seemed pretty Latino, based on the business names and other signs. In the restaurant, nearly all of the cust… --- ## [Homeless Camp: A Novel Solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-camp-a-novel-solution/829962)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-camp-a-novel-solution/829962 "2019-02-22T09:54:28Z")
In Modesto, CA, they are moving a homeless camp from a nearby community park to a city-sponsored camp, organized with uniform tents, portable bathrooms, showers, trash collection, and electricity for charging devices. Th… --- ## [W-4 withholding question. My dad has a job while collecting social security benefits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-4-withholding-question-my-dad-has-a-job-while-collecting-social-security-benefits/829970)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-4-withholding-question-my-dad-has-a-job-while-collecting-social-security-benefits/829970 "2019-02-22T05:20:59Z")
I’m trying to help my parents out with W-4 withholding. Both my parents are collecting Social Security benefits, but my father still works a part-time job because he gets bored at home. Their only income comes from dad’… --- ## [How has the Trump presidency affected your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-trump-presidency-affected-your-life/829841)
**Author:** [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-trump-presidency-affected-your-life/829841 "2019-02-22T03:01:48Z")
This is not the thread for opinions on Trump. Whether you think he’s the reincarnation of King Arthur brought back to save us, or the spawn of Satan who will bring doom upon the world, I don’t care. There are plenty of t… --- ## [Is there an affordable site to do a background check on someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-affordable-site-to-do-a-background-check-on-someone/829992)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-affordable-site-to-do-a-background-check-on-someone/829992 "2019-02-22T02:32:05Z")
I’m mostly looking into criminal things, but would also be interested in civil ones (lawsuits, etc). I only need it for one person, I don’t need a monthly subscription. However the sites I look at seem to want to sell m… --- ## [Do you like celebrating your birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-celebrating-your-birthday/829649)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-celebrating-your-birthday/829649 "2019-02-22T01:58:51Z")
I don’t. Try to avoid any mention of it as much as possible. --- ## [Have Trump supporters been causing mass shootings and the stories being buried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-trump-supporters-been-causing-mass-shootings-and-the-stories-being-buried/829655)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-trump-supporters-been-causing-mass-shootings-and-the-stories-being-buried/829655 "2019-02-22T01:19:18Z")
I saw somebody on Twitter recently opine that there have been several recent mass shootings by avowed Donald Trump supporters that have been buried by the “corporate media” because they’re secretly in cahoots with Donald… --- ## [What is the worst you envision Big Data doing with all their profiles on internet users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-you-envision-big-data-doing-with-all-their-profiles-on-internet-users/829632)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-you-envision-big-data-doing-with-all-their-profiles-on-internet-users/829632 "2019-02-21T23:27:12Z")
Certainly, there’s been a lot of concern about this question, and we’ve already seen (sometimes theoretical, sometimes real) use of data in advertising and such, but that’s a far cry from, say, Google blackmailing govern… --- ## [Is there such thing as a stupid question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-a-stupid-question/829361)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-thing-as-a-stupid-question/829361 "2019-02-21T22:29:14Z")
Some will say there is no such thing as a stupid question but just only stupid people. What do you think? --- ## [The level of civil unrest we would see if Trump wins in 2020 in particularly galling fashion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-level-of-civil-unrest-we-would-see-if-trump-wins-in-2020-in-particularly-galling-fashion/829897)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-level-of-civil-unrest-we-would-see-if-trump-wins-in-2020-in-particularly-galling-fashion/829897 "2019-02-21T21:46:16Z")
Trying to cook up the most incendiary way in which Trump could win in 2020 and it would go something like this: Trump is going up against, say, Elizabeth Warren. Warren wins the popular vote by an utterly indisputable m… --- ## [Mid-tier European river cruise suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-tier-european-river-cruise-suggestions/829903)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-tier-european-river-cruise-suggestions/829903 "2019-02-21T21:25:48Z")
I’m considering our 2020 vacation plans and am seriously considering a European river cruise. I’m thinking the Danube might be my best bet because I’m trying to avoid the tourist-heavy destinations like Paris and German… --- ## [What would you include in your MRE kit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-include-in-your-mre-kit/829686)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-include-in-your-mre-kit/829686 "2019-02-21T20:38:27Z")
(MRE) Meals ready to eat Lots of different ones over on youtube, mostly military versions for the different countries they represent. What if you wanted to make your own MRE kits? What would you include and why? I kno… --- ## [Thread started with a single-link opening posts without a comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-started-with-a-single-link-opening-posts-without-a-comment/829713)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-started-with-a-single-link-opening-posts-without-a-comment/829713 "2019-02-21T19:56:41Z")
How do you feel about posts like this one? https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=870597 --- ## [Posi-Lock Connectors: Fabulous or Fad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posi-lock-connectors-fabulous-or-fad/829885)
**Author:** [@Goggles03](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goggles03)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posi-lock-connectors-fabulous-or-fad/829885 "2019-02-21T18:43:59Z")
I’ve seen a few of theseconnectors lately, and wonder what everyone thinks about them. I’ve connected wires using crimpers for decades; are Posi-Locks better? What’s the prevailing opinion on the board? DP --- ## [What would you do? (work vacation time options)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-work-vacation-time-options/829858)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-work-vacation-time-options/829858 "2019-02-21T15:57:59Z")
In a month or two I will be maxed out on my accrued vacation/sick time and I’ll have some pleasant decisions to make. To break it down to nuts and bolts, I will be able to take an extra paid day off of work every two we… --- ## [Does it take a village? Or MYOB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-take-a-village-or-myob/829789)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-take-a-village-or-myob/829789 "2019-02-21T15:37:46Z")
This question is based on hearsay so I don’t intend to do anything, but I’d still like to solicit opinions. A woman is supposedly home-schooling her children. At ages 8 and 6, neither one has been taught to read. Appa… --- ## ["Powershell has stopped working" bug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powershell-has-stopped-working-bug/702815)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powershell-has-stopped-working-bug/702815 "2015-01-05T22:08:33Z")
I keep getting a little pop-up saying “Powershell has stopped working.” It goes on to say that Windows will close the program and notify me if a solution is found. So I click on “close program” and ten minutes later it… --- ## [Are Russian drivers really so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-russian-drivers-really-so-bad/829231)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-russian-drivers-really-so-bad/829231 "2019-02-21T10:55:31Z")
And if so, why? If you go to Youtube and look for dashcam car crashes, bad driving, and so on, Russians handily top the charts. Why is this? Are the number of accidents proportionally the same but there are more dashcam… --- ## [Roughing it: things you miss & things you don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughing-it-things-you-miss-things-you-dont/800246)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughing-it-things-you-miss-things-you-dont/800246 "2017-11-01T14:12:37Z")
Hey all–I’m writing (another) novel in which a lot of action takes place in the woods. Characters are getting by with some fairly rudimentary camping equipment. I camped with the Girl Scouts a few times, but that was ov… --- ## [What do you know about shelf corporations? ready set go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-about-shelf-corporations-ready-set-go/300316)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-about-shelf-corporations-ready-set-go/300316 "2019-02-21T08:08:40Z")
So apparently if you want to start a business, you can buy a “shelf corporation”, that is a corporation that has aged 3 years and then have an easier time getting financing. What do you think? Borderline illegal? Smar… --- ## [How much $ would persuade the average American voter to change their vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-persuade-the-average-american-voter-to-change-their-vote/829752)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-persuade-the-average-american-voter-to-change-their-vote/829752 "2019-02-21T07:16:12Z")
Not a thread about how much it would take to persuade Dopers to change their vote (although if someone wants to comment on that in this thread, feel welcome to) - but if some unscrupulous billionaire went about trying to… --- ## [Mobility Scooters: does one haggle over price, or just pay the list price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobility-scooters-does-one-haggle-over-price-or-just-pay-the-list-price/829736)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobility-scooters-does-one-haggle-over-price-or-just-pay-the-list-price/829736 "2019-02-21T02:10:11Z")
My FIL’s in the market for a mobility scooter, and since they’re a four-figure purchase, I thought I’d pick the brains of my fellow Dopers to see if this was one of those items where the list price is just the starting p… --- ## [are class reunions even a "thing" anymore? I can't remember the last time I heard of one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-class-reunions-even-a-thing-anymore-i-cant-remember-the-last-time-i-heard-of-one/829708)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-class-reunions-even-a-thing-anymore-i-cant-remember-the-last-time-i-heard-of-one/829708 "2019-02-21T01:53:10Z")
Not so much in the sense of “would you go to your college / high school reunion if they had one”, considering that thread has already been done fairly recently, and is actually a pretty fascinating read. But - with the … --- ## [SCOTUS rules on excessive fines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-rules-on-excessive-fines/829909)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-rules-on-excessive-fines/829909 "2019-02-20T23:05:05Z")
In a unanimous decision SCOTUS ruled that constitutional protection against excessive fines applies to state actions. This is long overdue. States have been enriching themselves for far too long with questionable seizur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=422)